Solved High disk usage "fixed" by strategic Pagefile placement

excel0

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I have grown tired of my high disk usage every time I open a lot of tabs or have just closed a memory heavy game. So I decided to partition my HDD wherein there is a "dedicated" partition for the Pagefile on the outer part of the disk.

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P: partition size: 8320 MB
pagefile: 8192 - 8192 MB (128 MB "allowance")

The results was surprisingly better! Now every time I close CIV V I don't have to wait for the system to write all those junk data from the RAM to the pagefile. If you're thinking it's probably because It's a fresh install and I don't have much going on in my HDD yet, I assure you that my HDD has never been 1/3 full. I store my bulky files in an External HDD.

Please note though that this isn't some sort of "Make Your PC Faster for FREE!" tutorial. I just want to share the problem I've been having and how I "fixed" it. I actually don't have objective proof of the speed increase. This probably won't have any effect if you've never experienced HDD bottlenecking whatsoever. But if you do have this kind of problem and don't mind doing all of this, please do report your experience in this thread.

If you absolutely insist this is some kind of voodoo please feel free to explain what my problem actually was and what fixed it. Thank you.

PS. This forum is awesome!
 

My Computer

System One

  • OS
    Windows 10 Home Single Langauge 64-bit
    Computer type
    Laptop
    System Manufacturer/Model
    Lenovo Y410P
    CPU
    Intel Core i7-4700HQ
    Memory
    Samsung 4GB DDR3L 1600 MHz
    Graphics Card(s)
    Nvidia Geforce 750M
    Screen Resolution
    1366 x 768
    Hard Drives
    Seagate 1TB HDD
    Internet Speed
    meh.
    Browser
    Mozilla Firefox / Google Chrome
    Antivirus
    Bitdefender Antivirus Free Edition
Good job finding a solution to your problem!

On computers with more than one HDD I always recommend putting the pagefile, temp and tmp files on a non-OS disk. In the early days of SSD's I disabled the pagefile altogether but nowadays I keep a small one on all of my rigs just cuz :geek:
 

My Computer

System One

  • OS
    Win 8 x64
    Computer type
    Laptop
    System Manufacturer/Model
    HP Envy 17t j000 Quad Edition
    CPU
    Intel Haswell i7-4700MQ
    Memory
    12GB (4x3) 1600MHz Kingston HyperX CL9
    Graphics Card(s)
    nVidea Geforce 740M / Intel HD 4600
    Sound Card
    IDT HD
    Monitor(s) Displays
    17.3"
    Screen Resolution
    1080p Matte
    Hard Drives
    BOOT: Intel 520 SSD 240GB
    STORAGE: OEM HGST 1TB
    BACKUP: WD My Passport 2TB USB 3.0 x2
    BACKUP3: WD MyBook 4TB USB 3.0
    Cooling
    Dual Fans
    Keyboard
    Backlit
    Mouse
    MS Wireless Mobile 4000
    Internet Speed
    119.06 MBs/ 37.37 MB/s
    Browser
    Firefox
    Antivirus
    Non MS solution
    Other Info
    Edimax EW-7822UAC
Yes I acknowledge the fact that moving the pagefile from the system disk entirely is ideal but I have a laptop so the best thing I could do is move it somewhere it could be accessed the fastest given my current situtation. I've tried disabling the pagefile once but since I only have 4GB of RAM I eventually switched it back due to OOM errors and crashes here and there.
 

My Computer

System One

  • OS
    Windows 10 Home Single Langauge 64-bit
    Computer type
    Laptop
    System Manufacturer/Model
    Lenovo Y410P
    CPU
    Intel Core i7-4700HQ
    Memory
    Samsung 4GB DDR3L 1600 MHz
    Graphics Card(s)
    Nvidia Geforce 750M
    Screen Resolution
    1366 x 768
    Hard Drives
    Seagate 1TB HDD
    Internet Speed
    meh.
    Browser
    Mozilla Firefox / Google Chrome
    Antivirus
    Bitdefender Antivirus Free Edition
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